SAMANA PORTOFINO

Samana Portofino is a Samana apartment building in Dubai Production City, sold off-plan from AED 670,000 upwards. It is offered as a new launch, so the price is paid in instalments over construction rather than in one sum at transfer.

An entry price of this order suggests small units, so the first question is which unit type opens the range and what it measures. From there the checks are the same as for any launch: the sizes in the unit schedule, the projected service charge, the escrow account registered for the project, and how the developer's earlier buildings have performed once let. Instalments on an off-plan purchase are paid over the construction period into that escrow account, and the sale and purchase agreement sets the dates; we read it with you before a reservation rather than after, and we confirm the project's registration with the Dubai Land Department at the same time.

If you would like to go further, ask us for the price list, the unit mix and the floor plans and we will send them with the registration details. We will also set the AED 670,000 starting figure against resale stock we track in Dubai Production City so that it is judged against buildings that already let, and against current rents if the purchase is to let, and we can arrange a site visit.